Caroline Hogan

Brief Life History of Caroline

When Caroline Hogan was born on 21 July 1831, in Tinn, Telemark, Norway, her father, Eric Gautesson Midtboen Hogan, was 30 and her mother, Helga Knudsdatter, was 22. She married Christian Larsen Hyer on 23 November 1850, in Bountiful, Davis, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 5 daughters. She immigrated to Utah, United States in 1848 and lived in Bountiful, Davis, Utah, United States in 1860 and Richmond, Cache, Utah, United States in 1880. She died on 8 December 1917, in Cove, Cache, Utah, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Richmond City Cemetery, Richmond, Cache, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Christian Larsen Hyer
1817–1901
Caroline Hogan
1831–1917
Marriage: 23 November 1850
Caroline Hyer
1851–1870
Ann Hyer
1853–1931
Harriet Hyer
1854–1861
Christian Larsen Hyer Jr
1859–1881
Andrew Lars Hyer
1860–1919
Orson Hyer
1862–1878
Elizabeth Regene Hyer
1865–1880
Joseph Hyer
1867–1941
Ellen Hyer
1869–1949
Heber Paul Hyer
1872–1873
Brigham Hyer
1874–1930

Sources (47)

  • Caroline Hyer in household of Christian Hyer, "United States Census, 1860"
  • 1917 UT: Caroline Hogan Hyer, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"
  • Lovina Hougan, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"

World Events (8)

1832

Göta Canal opened.

1848

Historical Boundaries: 1848: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Davis, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Davis, Utah, United States

1855 · Erik Werenskiold

Birth year of Erik Werenskiold Norwegian painter and illustrator. He was especially known for his drawings of the Asbjørnsen and Moe fairytale collection.

Name Meaning

Irish (Tipperary): Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hÓgáin ‘descendant of Ógán’, a personal name from a diminutive of óg ‘young’, also meaning ‘young warrior’. In southern Ireland, some bearers claim descent from an uncle of Brian Boru, while in northern Ireland a surname of the same form was Anglicized as Hagan .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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Caroline Hogan Hyer Pioneer women of faith

IN: PIONEER WOMEN OF FAITH OF FORTITUDE VOL. 2 CAROLINE HOGAN HYER Birthdate: 21 July 1831 Haugen, Telemark, Norway Death: 8 Dec 1917 Cove, Cache Co., Utah Parents: Eric Gautesen Hogan & Hel …

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